car: our next caller is y, joining us from cedar park, texas. caller: the reason i am calling is i am in a tough situation when many americans. i am about 60 years old. my wife is 51. she has migraines. i have high blood pressure. the last time i contacted insurance companies, will cross was the only one that would talk to me. at that point time, it was about $800 a month with a $5,000 deductible. i make about $40,000 a year. my wife makes about 25,000. we cannot do it. it is like buying another house. it is useless to have a policy that has a $5,000 deductible. i do not know what we're going to do. it hits home. movie, of course assault on wall street." got cancer and she chose to split her wrists to keep from putting him in debt. the only solution if you get a catastrophic illness is to put a gun to your head because we do not have the ability to pay these bills. to the cardiologists for high blood pressure. i can pay him $80 cash and take care of my bill. if you bill the insurance company, it is $280. i can pay $7 for blood work. the bill the